Archive for December, 2009
December 30th, 2009
by Mickelle in Math in Real Life, Parent Tips
Home for the Holidays? Count Those Coins!
Every year my husband rolls his annual collection of coins and donates the money to charity. Last night he had our 4-year old daughter, Elle, helping him for the first time. He knows (because he’s learned from me!) that rolling coins offers many learning opportunities for children of all ages. With schools closed for winter [...]
December 28th, 2009
by Mickelle in K-3 Curriculum, Start-up Culture
Schools Are on Winter Break, but DreamBox is Not!
At DreamBox we’re capitalizing on school vacation! For two days, we invited DreamBoxers who live near our offices to sit side-by-side with our teachers and developers and be the first to try our newest lessons and games. This is the first major step in testing our new virtual manipulatives developed by DreamBox only for our [...]
December 23rd, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Presenting the Winners of Our Dream Big Video Contest!
Our Dream Big Contest was so much fun, we’re sad to see it end. Even though we were thoroughly entertained by every single video, our panel of independent judges from KidsQuest Children’s Museum had to choose the winners. Please comment below and congratulate these big winners of the DreamBox “Dream Big” Video Contest! And thank [...]
December 21st, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
The Math Behind Christmas Magic
Believe it or not, there’s math in the magic of the holidays! On December 24, Santa will put on his hat, hopefully remember his gloves (it’s cold out there) and make a trip around the world. He has to travel to far off lands and be back to the North Pole before Mrs. Claus wakes up. How does he do it? By magic of course!
December 21st, 2009
by Becca in Elementary teachers, Teaching Math
Introducing Another Free DreamBox Teacher Tool – Match-n-Make: Identifying Pairs™
When we developed DreamBox Learning K-2 Math, our teachers and our software developers collaborated to create online tools that are uniquely suited to teaching math. These virtual tools grew out of the classroom experiences of our board-certified staff teachers, who know that physical manipulatives help students better understand essential math concepts and build knowledge through [...]
December 17th, 2009
by Mickelle in Elementary teachers, Math Learning
Up, Up & Away to FETC!
FETC lures thousands to over 200 education technology sessions At DreamBox we’re getting ready for FETC, one of the largest, most successful conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. Four DreamBoxers are looking forward to handing out squishy brains, tattoos, and lots of candy to those that join us in our booth and [...]
December 15th, 2009
by Tracy in Math fun
Lights. Camera. Action! DreamBox Video Contest Highlights
DreamBox Learning asked kids all over the world to "Dream Big" and tell us what they want to be when they grow up. And we were delighted to see all the big dreamers out there. From doctors and teachers to ghostbusters and Jedi, there were so many amazing big dreamers in the DreamBox video contest, it was tough for us to count - and we're math experts!
December 11th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
New Math Activity Coloring Page #4: Color Barnacle Beard and his Treasure Seekers!
DreamBox Learning K-2 Math is a serious math curriculum, with more than 350 math lessons that adapt with each child. but it’s effective teaching because at DreamBox we know that when kids are having fun they’re more receptive to learning. We’ve made it a fun and adventurous math game so kids build confidence and a [...]
December 8th, 2009
by Casey in Online Learning, Teaching Math
The Newest Free DreamBox Teacher Tool – Snap Blocks: Determining Equality™.
Since DreamBox released the first in our series of new free Teacher Tools last month we’ve had a remarkable interest in them, with hundreds of teachers using them in hundreds of lessons! The first in the series of DreamBox Teacher Tools we launched were the Quick Images: Identifying Amounts™ tools – a virtual mathrack, a [...]
December 4th, 2009
by Sue in Math fun
New Math Activity Coloring Page #3: Color the Whimsical World of the Pixies!
When kids play DreamBox, they personalize their experience by choosing a math game character and a theme — Pirates, Dinosaurs, Pets, or Pixies — turning their lessons into fun adventures. When they choose an adventure with a Pixies theme, they can explore an enchanted forest full of pixies, sprites, butterflies, and mermaids. They can rescue [...]
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